Hokkaido looks completely different by season, and a Sapporo-based join bus tour is often the cheapest way to see Otaru, Furano, Biei and Noboribetsu without renting a car. Between a winter-only tour to Biei's frozen waterfall and Ningle Terrace's illumination, a summer route through Farm Tomita's lavender fields and the Blue Pond, a relaxed-morning tour to the Shakotan Blue coastline, and a day that ends in Japan's top-ranked day-use onsen, the right pick depends on the season and what you're after. These 4 picks are chosen from real, bookable rates and itineraries.
4 recommended tours![[bus join tour / soso tour_SPK_BIE] Sapporo + Biei Winter 1day bus tour tour in Sapporo](https://product.monkeytravel.com/11462842075/1/20260916/c2a6bacc7795e1f3946bf8e5124537ac.png_2.jpg)
[bus join tour / soso tour_SPK_BIE] Sapporo + Biei Winter 1day bus tourExplore this tour →4 recommended tours
Recommended toursBiei / Furano
Departing from Sapporo TV Tower, this 10-hour route passes a Christmas tree hill and the frozen White Beard Falls before finishing at Ningle Terrace's winter light-up. It only runs from December through February, making it an irreplaceable pick for a winter Sapporo trip.
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Recommended toursBlue Pond / Furano
This summer route covers Biei's color-shifting Blue Pond, the flower hill of Shikisai-no-Oka, and Farm Tomita, Furano's signature lavender destination. At Herb Garden Furano, you can even opt for a buffet lunch with unlimited melon — a fitting way to take in the colors and scents of a Hokkaido summer in one day.
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Recommended toursOtaru / Shakotan
Departing later than most Sapporo tours at 9am, this route gives free time in Otaru's canal and music-box district before revealing the Shimamui coast and Cape Kamui at the tip of the Shakotan Peninsula through a dark tunnel. It requires a minimum of five travelers, but it's the only tour here with a relaxed morning start for those who don't want an early wake-up.
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Recommended toursLake Toya / Noboribetsu
This 10-hour route passes the sulfur-steaming Noboribetsu Jigokudani, Lake Toya with Mt. Yotei in view, and the Saikoro observation deck before finishing at the large open-air bath of Hoheikyo Onsen, ranked Japan's number-one day-use hot spring. It's the most complete single-day package on this list for anyone who wants sightseeing and a real onsen soak in one trip.
Running only in winter, the Sapporo-Biei tour passes the White Beard Falls and a Christmas tree hill before finishing at Ningle Terrace's illuminated evening scene. Since it only operates from December through February, there's no substitute for it during that season.
Summer splits into two distinct routes: the Furano-Biei tour covers the color-shifting Blue Pond, Shikisai-no-Oka and Farm Tomita's lavender fields, with an optional buffet lunch featuring unlimited melon at Herb Garden Furano, while the Otaru-Shakotan tour starts at a relaxed 9am, gives free time in Otaru's canal district, then reveals the dramatic 'Shakotan Blue' coastline.
The Lake Toya and Noboribetsu tour passes the sulfur-steaming Noboribetsu Jigokudani and Lake Toya with Mt. Yotei in view before finishing at the large open-air bath of Hoheikyo Onsen, Japan's top-ranked day-use hot spring — the most complete single-day package here for sightseeing plus a real onsen soak.
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